Napoleonic invasions of Portugal

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event in the Peninsular War invasion military campaign

The Napoleonic invasions of Portugal were early 19th-century French military campaigns that forced the Portuguese royal court to flee to Brazil, reshaping Portuguese colonial rule and accelerating Brazil’s path to independence.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal canonical	6
French invasion of Portugal (1807)	2
British military intervention in Portugal	1
First French invasion of Portugal	1
French invasion of Portugal (1807–1811)	1
French invasions of Portugal	1
French occupation of parts of Portugal	1
Invasion of Portugal (1807)	1
Invasion of Portugal (1810)	1
Second French invasion of Portugal	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Peninsular War ⓘ invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
cause	Continental System enforcement by Napoleon ⓘ Portuguese alliance with the United Kingdom ⓘ
commander	André Masséna ⓘ Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ surface form: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Jean-Andoche Junot ⓘ William Carr Beresford ⓘ
conflictWith	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ surface form: Napoleon I of France
consequence	acceleration of Brazil’s path to independence ⓘ elevation of Rio de Janeiro as de facto capital of the Portuguese Empire ⓘ reconfiguration of Portuguese colonial administration ⓘ
countryInvolved	First French Empire ⓘ surface form: French Empire Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
endTime	1811 ⓘ
hasPart	Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First French invasion of Portugal Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second French invasion of Portugal Masséna’s retreat from Portugal ⓘ surface form: Third French invasion of Portugal
historicalPeriod	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
involves	Portuguese royal family ⓘ John VI of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Prince Regent João (later King João VI of Portugal) transfer of Portuguese court to Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
languageOfSources	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
location	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Portugal ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Bussaco ⓘ Battle of Vimeiro ⓘ Convention of Sintra ⓘ French entry into Lisbon in 1807 ⓘ Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ Masséna’s retreat from Portugal ⓘ
opponent	British Army ⓘ Portuguese Army ⓘ Spanish guerrillas ⓘ
partOf	Peninsular War ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Windsor (1386) ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 Brazilian independence movement ⓘ Continental System ⓘ surface form: Continental Blockade
result	Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British military intervention in Portugal Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: French occupation of parts of Portugal rise of Brazilian political importance within the Portuguese Empire ⓘ strengthening of Anglo-Portuguese alliance ⓘ transfer of the Portuguese royal court to Brazil ⓘ weakening of French control in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
startTime	1807 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brazilian independence movement → hasCause → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

André Masséna → participantIn → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Portugal (1810)

Napoleonic invasion of Spain → chronologicallyOverlaps → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of Portugal (1807–1811)

John VI of Portugal → notableEvent → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

Jean-Andoche Junot → participatedIn → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Portugal (1807)

Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → hasPart → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First French invasion of Portugal

Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → hasPart → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second French invasion of Portugal

Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → result → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: French occupation of parts of Portugal

Napoleonic invasions of Portugal → result → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British military intervention in Portugal

Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil (1808) → cause → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of Portugal (1807)

Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) → relatedEvent → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of Portugal (1807)

Portuguese real → usedInPeriod → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

Liberal Wars era → relatedTo → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

Maria → fledFrom → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

subject surface form: Maria I of Portugal

Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820 → precededBy → Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasions of Portugal